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Abstract We study various aspects of the M-theory uplift of the AN −1 series of (2, 0) CFTs in 6d, which describe the worldvolume theory of N M5 branes in flat space. We show how knowledge of OPE coefficients and scaling dimensions for this CFT can be directly translated into features of the momentum expansion of M-theory. In particular, we develop the expansion of the four-graviton S-matrix in M-theory...

Abstract We show that by studying the flat spacetime limit of the Mellin amplitude associated with the four-point correlation function of scalar operators in the stress tensor multiplet of ABJM theory, one can produce the momentum expansion of the M-theory four-graviton S-matrix elements. Using CFT data previously obtained from the supersymmetric localization method, we carry out this procedure explicitly...

Abstract We consider the four-point function of the lowest scalar in the stress-energy tensor multiplet in N=8 $$ \mathcal{N}=8 $$ ABJ(M) theory [1, 2]. At large central charge cT ∼ N3/2, this correlator is given by the corresponding holographic correlation function in 11d supergravity on AdS4 × S7. We use Mellin space techniques to compute the leading 1/cT correction to anomalous dimensions and...

Abstract We use the conformal bootstrap to perform a precision study of 3d maximally supersymmetric ( N=8 $$ \mathcal{N}=8 $$) SCFTs that describe the IR physics on N coincident M2-branes placed either in flat space or at a ℂ4/ℤ2 singularity. First, using the explicit Lagrangians of ABJ(M) [1, 2] and recent supersymmetric localization results, we calculate certain half and quarter-BPS OPE coefficients,...

Abstract We study monopole operators at the infrared fixed points of U(1) Chern-Simons-matter theories (QED3, scalar QED3, N=1 $$ \mathcal{N}=1 $$ SQED3, and N=2 $$ \mathcal{N}=2 $$ SQED3) with N matter flavors and Chern-Simons level k. We work in the limit where both N and k are taken to be large with κ = k/N fixed. In this limit, we extract information about the low-lying spectrum of monopole...

Abstract We study the one-dimensional complex conformal manifold that controls the infrared dynamics of a three-dimensional N $$ \mathcal{N} $$ = 2 supersymmetric theory of three chiral superfields with a cubic superpotential. Two special points on this conformal manifold are the well-known XYZ model and three decoupled copies of the critical Wess-Zumino model. The conformal manifold enjoys a discrete...

Abstract Three-dimensional quantum electrodynamics with N charged fermions contains monopole operators that have been studied perturbatively at large N . Here, we initiate the study of these monopole operators in the 4 − ϵ expansion by generalizing them to codimension-3 defect operators in d = 4−ϵ spacetime dimensions. Assuming the infrared dynamics is described by an interacting CFT, we define the...

The San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD), near Parkfield, California, is a borehole drilled through two active deforming zones of the San Andreas fault, the Southwest Deforming Zone (SDZ) and the Central Deforming Zone (CDZ). These zones accommodate displacement by seismic slip and aseismic creep. Elevated fluid pressures and fluid–rock interactions have been proposed to explain the low...

Abstract The infrared dynamics of 2 + 1 dimensional quantum electrodynamics (QED3) with a large number N of fermion flavors is governed by an interacting CFT that can be studied in the 1/N expansion. We use the 1/N expansion to calculate the scaling dimensions of all the lowest three scalar operators that transform under the SU(N ) flavor symmetry as a Young diagram with two columns of not necessarily...

Abstract We initiate the conformal bootstrap study of Quantum Electrodynamics in 2+1 space-time dimensions (QED3) with N flavors of charged fermions by focusing on the 4-point function of four monopole operators with the lowest unit of topological charge. We obtain upper bounds on the scaling dimension of the doubly-charged monopole operator, with and without assuming other gaps in the operator spectrum...

Maternal influences are an important contributing factor to offspring survival, development, and behavior. Common environmental pathogens can induce maternal immune responses and affect subsequent development of offspring. There are likely sensitive periods during pregnancy when animals are particularly vulnerable to environmental disruption. Here we characterize the effects of maternal immunization...

Experimental investigation of the coefficient of sliding friction in rock at normal stress and sliding velocity of typical earthquakes (10–100 MPa and 0.01–1 m/s) is necessary to develop velocity-dependent constitutive relations useful for earthquake rupture simulations. The velocity dependence of rock friction is best explored in parametric studies of interfacial friction by imposing step-like changes...

Abstract We analyze the conformal bootstrap constraints in theories with four super-charges and a global O(N ) × U(1) flavor symmetry in 3 ≤ d ≤ 4 dimensions. In particular, we consider the 4-point function of O(N )-fundamental chiral operators Zi that have no chiral primary in the O(N )-singlet sector of their OPE. We find features in our numerical bounds that...

We have used sandbox experiments to explore the mechanics of the frontal prism structures documented by seismic reflection data and new borehole from IODP Expedition 343 (JFAST). This study investigated the effects of down-dip (normal to trench axis) variations in frictional resistance along a decollement on the structural development of the frontal wedges near subduction zones. Interpretation of...

Abstract We use the superconformal bootstrap to derive exact relations between OPE coefficients in three-dimensional superconformal field theories with N ≥ 4 $$ \mathcal{N}\ge 4 $$ supersymmetry. These relations follow from a consistent truncation of the crossing symmetry equations that is associated with the cohomology of a certain supercharge. In N = 4 $$ \mathcal{N}=4...

Abstract We analyze the constraints imposed by unitarity and crossing symmetry on the four-point function of the stress-tensor multiplet of N = 8 $$ \mathcal{N}=8 $$ superconformal field theories in three dimensions. We first derive the superconformal blocks by analyzing the superconformal Ward identity. Our results imply that the OPE of the primary operator of the stress-tensor multiplet...

The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Expedition 343, Japan Trench Fast Drilling Project (JFAST) drilled and cored across the plate-boundary décollement at Site C0019 near the Japan Trench, where large slip occurred during the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake (Mw 9.0). Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility (AMS) data obtained from core samples show a striking change in magnetic fabric across the...

It is increasingly evident that influences other than genetics can contribute to offspring phenotype. In particular, maternal influences are an important contributing factor to offspring survival, development, physiology and behavior. Common environmental pathogens such as viral or bacterial microorganisms can induce maternal immune responses, which have the potential to alter the prenatal environment...

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